"The Public Services Regulatory Commission has recognized the coronavirus as force majeure when utility payments can be delayed without the
consequence of light, water or gas outages."

In kind support in the form of free grocery packages is planned for large
families with children, persons with disability and other vulnerable
families.

The Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan and National Information Technologies JSC launched a bot in the Telegram messenger to apply for benefits.

Government will offer vouchers to low-income households and recipients of child benefits to support local consumption.

Management of certain water and electricity bills and tax reductions granted to certain companies affected by the coronavirus.

The state of Uttar Pradesh transferred Rs 611 crore ($80M) in cash transfers
directly to 27.5M workers of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural
Employment Guarantee Scheme.

To promote the use of electronic payment tools the Western Africa Central
Bank (BCEAO) is providing more flexible measures to open a mobile money
and making transfers between people backed by electronic money free. The measures are effective for 30 days, renewable.

The government is currently weighing potential countercyclical fiscal measures to address the socio-economic impacts of the outbreak. An emergency response plan for the health sector has been prepared. The plan focuses on strengthening human and technical capacities of public hospitals,…

The government has issued a supplementary budget for public healthcare in the amount of E100 million or 0.14 percent of GDP (pending parliamentary approval). Low priority recurrent spending will be redirected to the fight against the pandemic and a portion of the capital budget will be…

The government has announced stimulus policies in the USD 6.4 billion package (EGP 100 billion, 2 percent of GDP) to mitigate the economic impact of COVID-19. Pensions have been increased by 14 percent.

The government has invited the SME and the Large Businesses Associations to discuss what would be the best measures to adopt in order to alleviate the impact of both crises. The government has also created a fund available at their Caisse de Depots et Consignation (CDC) with an initial…

Beginning on Friday March 20, 2020, all mobile money transfers of GH¢100
and below will be free of charge from service providers for the next 3
months.

The government committed US$100 million to support preparedness and response. Additional funds have been earmarked to address availability of test kits, pharmaceuticals, equipment, and bed capacity.

Decision that there can be no lay-offs after March 19

A transfer of 800 euros to employees who were laid off or were forced to quit between March 1-17.

The Government is providing up to $100,000 to eligible small and medium sized businesses, and not‑for-profits (including charities) that employ people, with a minimum payment of $20,000. Under the enhanced scheme from the first package, employers will receive a payment equal to 100 per cent of…

Unemployment benefit payments will be extended by 2 months for those
whose entitlement ends on 31 March.

Tourism Ministry in cooperation with the Labor and Social Security Ministry have introduced a support measure for the country’s seasonal workers: the extension of unemployment…

The Government will allow individuals in financial stress as a result of the Coronavirus to access up to $10,000 of their superannuation in 2019-20 and a further $10,000 in 2020-21.

Enterprises that their operation is mandatory suspended shall be liable to pay 60% of the agreed rent for their business premises for the months March and April. Tenants whose employment contract is suspended are allowed to pay only 60% of their monthly rent on main residence in March and April…

The government has also outlined changes to the pension deeming rate, with an average benefit of $8.42 a fortnight, or $219 a year to age pensioners.
The lower deeming rate will be cut from 1% to 0.5% for financial investments up to $51,800 for single pensioners and $86,200 for pensioner…

GOI will pay Employee Provident Fund contributions for employees and
employers for the next 3 months. This is targeted to firms with up to 100
workers and where 90% of workers earn less than Rs15,000 per month. This
is expected to cover 1.8M employees and 400,000 firms.

This will see $1.2bn made available as a wage subsidy of 50% of the apprentice’s or trainee’s wage for up to nine months from 1 January 2020 to 30 September 2020.

The Delhi government decided to double the pension under the widow pension scheme for 2.5 lakh beneficiaries, old-age pension scheme for five lakh beneficiaries, and disability pension scheme for one lakh beneficiaries. The Delhi government is providing Rs 4,000-5000 financial assistance to…

The National Insurance Board will give those on short weeks 60 per cent of their earnings for those days. For example, if a person is put on a three-day week, then the Board will pay 60 per cent of the wages the person would have earned for the other two days.

Lunch and dinner will be served free to each and every person at all
Delhi Government night shelters.